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3,000 in 9/11. I mispoke. Rest up to all those who lost their lives.
I am an older ENGLISH woman, i am honoured, humbled, grateful and proud to wear my poppy every year. 🏴🇬🇧
My Hong Kong Chinese wife was one of the volunteers laying the poppies. I was surprised how much it meant to her - but she has powerful childhood memories of British soldiers helping with natural disasters and mud slides in the shanties she grew up in. Amazingly patriotic, and I am an ex soldier. I will always be one to wear my poppy and Remembrance Sunday is my annual day in Church. We shall remember them.
That is beautiful. Much love to you and your wife!
The couple are dressed the way they are is because they are London's pearly King and Queen , this tradition has been going for a really long long time . Thankyou for watching about the poppy's.
Cockneys ❤
Oh wow! 💜💜
Over 150 years.
Cockneys born within earshot of Bow Bells. Driven out of London by the tide of mass immigration.
The Poppy is a symbol we use to commemorate the lost lives during the wars. We buy Poppy's to wear on our lapels during this commemorative time .
One of the best decisions I ever made was getting a poppy tattooed on my hand, not a day goes by without me remembering my grandad and uncle.
Bought a brooch and wear it all the time. My Grands did not go through that for me not to remember.
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This display was to mark the centenary of the start of WW1. An amazing piece of "art".
The scale of World War 1 casualties was unimaginable, there was not a single village that escaped dead or wounded boys. In the 50s through to the 60s there were markedly fewer old men….& lots of old ladies mourning a faded photograph…an entire generation wiped out. This wonderful project inspired many other arts installation around the country to commemorate those who died. Every one of these ceramic poppies was sold to the public to raise funds for wounded soldiers. They sold out in a week & raised £23million
I have worn a poppy every year since a child.
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Me too. And I'm 74. And an Irishman.
Me too and my children, now my grandchild.
You just restored my faith in humanity. Here in the UK we celebrate Remberance in a huge way. The oppies were very moving. Your comments are 100% correct and very deep and intelligeng. Thank you for being a deep caring person. Youve made me cry.❤
Much love! I appreciate you!!
The names of soldiers were submitted and read out over the course of the poppies being displayed. I put forward my Great Grandfather's name Private Joseph Endersby.
I was one of the volunteers who had the privilege of planting poppies at The Tower....it is a treasured memory that will stay with me always.
I’m in tears, one Grandad was mustard gassed in the trenches of France and the other one was wounded in the trenches. Both survived but only went on to have a hard life. Thankyou for your kind words 🇬🇧
Salute to your family!!
There is some wisdom in this man's head. Good on you friend. "If you cannot keep one eye on the past, you cannot plan properly for the future"
We have such respect for all of our fallen heroes , always have, always will. The American Lady spoke from her heart and it just goes to show the love our two countries have for each other. 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
My son was fortunately chosen as a volunteer to place some of the poppies. It ment a huge amount to his mum to remember her great uncle. RIP William Leadbeater died of his wounds aged 26 in Flanders 1917.
We also use the red poppies of Flanders when we pay respect to all those who fought for freedom, on ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand.ANZAC Australian and New Zealand Army. We are small countries population wise so our losses were horrific. Cheers from Australia
The poppies were sold after the event and the proceeds given to charity and towards the cost of installation.
Taken from an article at the time:
These poppies were sold for around £23m. Figures filed by the artist show that 41 per cent of that amount went to five military charities and a non-profit infrastructure body, Cobseo. The rest went on the costs of construction and installation.
Smaller poppy displays were set up around the U.K. at various venues. Truly beautiful.
I have one in ny display cabinet.
@@KathleenMc73 I wish I did. They’re beautiful.🌺
So emotional to watch . 🇬🇧🇺🇸
I wear my poppy with pride and thanks.. to each of those fallen souls that allowed me my freedom to live my 72 years in the country I love.
If your family have come from the Caribbean, there is a good chance one of your family members are represented here.
About 16,000 volunteered, unfortunately (?) owing to attitudes at the time the were used mostly for labour which, essential though it was, meant the death toll wasn't high although they suffered the weather more acutely as well.
I was fortunate enough to purchase one of those poppies after the installation ~ they are truly beautiful
In the UK, every city, town, and village, has a war memorial.
Listing local men who gave it all in both wars....it hits when you see x3 brothers names listed or see a name from ww1 and you see the same name ww2....father and son in 2 different wars.....
Brave folk one and all.
English here 🏴🇬🇧. The installation was called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. I went to London to see the poppies and it was quite emotional when you thought about each poppy being a person who died. I bought one of those poppies when they sold them off, I still have it in my living room. Also, you said 300,000 people died in 9/11, I’m sure it was just under 3,000.
My Grandfather was an ambulance driver during WW1. My father and mother were in the services in WWII. I served in the army and always wear my poppy with pride. I didn't get to see the poppies at the Tower but did visit the installation at the Sculpture Park in my home county of Yorkshire. It was impressive and very moving. Your comments were very thoughtful.
There are very few families in the UK who did not lose one or more of their relatives in this terrible war. Many too died from what is now the Commonwealth and Ireland too. Many people from my family died in WW1. If you go to northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the war cemeteries cover massive tracts of land, some as far as the eye can see. A real tragedy. Remember too how many people from other countries also died in it on both sides. About twenty million people died and as many were seriously injured.
26 million Russians died in WWII
I've visited those cemeteries several times, The sense of loss of young men's lives and the devastation of the ones they left behind hits very hard.
I've visited those war graves several times and the sense of pointless loss of young mend lives and the devastation of the and the ones they left behind hits you hard.
Due to the pals units whole villages lost their male population.
@@robbiestephenson8497 The poppy was chosen after WW1 as it was the only flower that bloomed on the Western Front after the utter devastation and so were a symbol of hope - life from destruction. As far as I am concerned it has grown to be a symbol of ALL lives lost in war, civilian and soldier, whatever nationality that may be. There have been wars more brutal (in terms of per capita) but everyone acknowledged that the first "industrial" war shouldn't be repeated. Unfortunately humans being what we are, we have only gone on to refine and improve that process.
I’m a veteran and my son is currently serving this video has brought me to tears
Sadly nearly three thousand people lost their lives in the 911 attack and thankfully (if that's the right word) not three hundred thousand. Whilst I am here is like to say I originally subbed to your channel for the music reactions but have been enjoying your other content a lot lately, your doing a great job.
* you're..sorry.
Another shocking number is the fact that in 2023 6.3 times the people killed in 9/11 were killed by guns across America
@@reluctantheist5224grammar schooling is not relevant on this sort of post, well done on being so petty.
@@reluctantheist5224 🐓 Award!
I mispoke. Thank you for correcting me when needed. I appreciate you! Thanks for being here.
There were thousands and thousands that were never found . I look after a first world war soldier grave in my village cemetery, his family were lucky enough to bring him home...
Each porcelain poppy is slightly different to represent he individuality of each soldier that died. We, the British, commemorate both wars each year. We cannot change the past but we can learn from it. We only have one life, put it to good use.
In the UK for remembrance we say 'Lest We Forget' and I think this is never more important than NOW. Our world is in crisis and division is, once again, creating a knife edge.
Too many long have forgotten and we have several generations of people in the UK who couldn’t care less. They have no patriotic fervour. In my job I visited families where 3 generations had never done a stroke of work, they just signed onto the benefit system as soon as they were old enough. Who of those would volunteer to serve their country and what use would they be if conscripted? If we are forced into another war we are very well equipped, but let’s face it- it’s likely to be ☢️and we probably won’t know anything about it…
the brilliance of projects such as these is making what is frankly an unimaginable number that is too large for people to really conceptualise into a very physical representation that allows people to truly grasp the scale of such events in a very visually and emotionally striking way.
If you're interested in learning about black American (or African-American, depending on your preference) contributions to WW1, I suggest you have a look into the Harlem Hellfighters. They were a group of black Americans, from Harlem, who joined the French foreign legion to fight on the front lines. They are remembered for being fierce fighters and were well respected amongst the French and many other nations.
Due to segregation, the American government didn't let black Americans fight on the frontlines and relegated them to support roles. The French had no segregation laws so allowed black soldiers to fight side-by-side with everyone else.
The couple you see are the purely king & queen. The Pearly tradition was started by a Victorian street-sweeper. The very first Pearly King is accepted to have been Henry Croft, an orphan and street sweeper. In the mid- to late 1870s Croft completely covered his suit in mother-of-pearl buttons, creating the first pearly 'smother' suit
Costamonger not street sweeper.
Less we forget. 11th November at 11:00 for 2 minute silence. When most of us pay our respects for those that gave their life for us to enjoy our lives and freedoms.
The couple with the white buttons all over their clothes are a pearly King and Queen.
A very sensitive and thoughtful reaction. Appreciate you man
We Shall Remember Them. 🇬🇧
We SHALL Remember Them.
May they all RIP what you said was so true and actually brought tears to my eyes. Uk viewer ❤️
My family and friends have a party and raise a glass every year ,dressed in wartime clothes….to thank everyone involved in WW1/ WW2 …..Our house is 1940s inspired and decorated in bunting on November 11th ….Lest we forget ❤️
My great grandfather Thomas Gregory was one of those who died. He was 43 years old and left 3 children fatherless. He died on the Somme.
They fought full with everything they had in the the face of evil without egos, and paid the ultimate sacrifice. They did that defending freedom, your rights, families and whats right and good. Let's think about that.
I am proud to say i own one of those poppys. it means a great deal to me and my total respect of the fallen.
So please that you reviewed this video as I was one of the volunteers who placed the poppies in the moat. Really means a huge amount to me and to all the other people who were there. And this was done over a number of months. The sad beauty on display is amazing.. I give thanks for each. And every soul represented there and for all those who have seen this and the fates touched their hearts. Right now we all need our hearts to heal a little. You make really good points in your comments. Thank you.❤
Much love to you!!! Thank you for what you did.
Obviously the 1st World War is not on the history curriculum in US schools but people from so many countries fought and died in the 1914-1918 War. The poppies were so wonderful to see.
I visited in the evening when it looked even more spectacular with the way the low level lighting was arranged; the crowds were still very large even at that time. I was actually only in London at the time to see some WW1 records at the National Archives.
It was a beautiful respect to service people that passed. Remember the ones that came back broken and wounded. No one thinks of them. They are forgotten unfortunately..
My brother has one of the poppies, for our great uncle Trooper Harold Lord who died in battle on November 1, 1914, aged 21. He was in the first expeditionary forces that deployed to Belgium in August 1914. His name was read out on one of the rolls of honour.
You must remember that the majority were young men. Women were left with young children and no income. This was before medical and welfare programmers were in place. Besides those that were lost, think of how many children/grandchildren/generations would not exist.
Your great Uncle was very brave, and I wish there was a way that I could thank him for his service and his sacrifice. Blessings. ❤️🇬🇧
Rest up to your Great Uncle!
Harold's two older brothers, Edwin and Richard (my grandfather) also served in WWI and Richard was maimed by wounds received in battle.
The best way to remember veterans is to never forget what happened and why.
My great uncle is represented by one of those poppies (maybe even more people in my family that I don't know about). One of the things that I only stopped to think about recently was my great uncle might be the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, as he's one of the countless dead from WWI without a marked grave. That was the reason for the Unknown Warrior grave, so everyone whose loved one wasn't in a marked grave had aomewhere to go to remember them.
We will never forget their sacrifice 🙏
My local church has graves of individual soldiers who died in the First World War.
Sadly, I think every church with a graveyard does.
@@Shoomer1988and many show all the male sons of one family or another family, brothers, sometimes a father too. There are villages where practically all the men were killed.
I liked to watch this again. Thanks for your reaction. You may want to take a look at 'The Unknown Warrior Story/ with the Band of HM Royal Marines'. Love from the UK
Love that story, but it’s not a story is it! Reality for those who could not bring their love ones home. Beautiful ceremony x
@VivienneHodson You are right, the whole thing was full of symbolism. The number of Battleships to escort the coffin being more than for a king being just one.
300,000 Irish men went to War to defend neutral Belgium from being pounced on by the German Kaiser Reich in 1914! 50,000 died, God rest their souls.
All volunteers to a man, my grandfather and his two brothers were such men my grandfather was lucky to survive the war his two brothers never came home, when WW2 broke out my grandfathers once again volunteered to fight tyranny and ended up in a Japanese POW Camp, he never spoke about his time in the POW Camp just got on with life carrying his pain and memories with a silent dignity, a great man from a great generation.
Iv got a fabulous photo of 8 Canadians in uniform very relaxt, it must have been taken just befor they left for war. You cant help but wonder did any come home? Its haunting. They are from Black Dimond.
My Great Uncle was killed in WW1. I bought one of these poppies for each of my children for them to keep and pass down through our family. “Lest we forget.”
Just watched. Thank you. My grandad was just 18 in the WWl and he and the other soldiers in the trenches, played football and shared each others food from home with the germans for the 24hours of Christmas day, then at midnight they went back to killing each other. It broke him. 💔. The poppies tumbling over the tower wall into the moat represents all the blood spilt. R.I.P. ⚘️🏴🇬🇧
The reason poppies are a symbol of remembrance is because it was the first plant to regrow in the trenches and shell holes at the end of the war. It became a symbol of hope. A sign that the world could regrow and repair itself.
You should follow this with Remembrance day at the Cenotaph in London every year attending by the Monach now KIng Charles the 3rd.
I wear my poppy with pride every year , lest we forget.
If you haven't already you should defiantly check out "I vow to thee my country" by the bands of HM Royal Marines. It's one of the most beautiful songs in existence.
Well said. To ignore or forget the past is to be doomed to repeat the same stupid mistakes, but let’s focus on the love. How people come together, support each other in hard times. Everyone stumbles from time to time and it means so much when a hand reaches out to you, to help or protect you. In your turn you can reach out and help someone else. I’m a senior here in the UK. I see the challenge your generation faces. Encouraged to hate, to blame, to just see the negative endlessly thrown at you through Ai memes. It’s a lie. We’re all together just trying to get through the challenges life throws at us. Man or woman, whatever the colour of your skin, or your ancestry, no-one is immune to the pain of loss or suffering. Don’t let anyone convince you - ‘it’s ok for them’ it’s a lie. Love to you all❤
This couple are a Pearly King and Queen
When the poppies were taken down they were offered for sale to the public at £25 each I think you had to apply for one. So the last statement about the soldiers going home became much more symbolic.
These are for the brave men and women that gave their lives for our freedom and safety, they fought so our children can grow up with their innocence in tact
You commented on a couples outfits. They are a pealy King and Qeen. they cover their outfits in pearl buttons. It an old London tradition.
Superb reaction - my gosh you’re such an intelligent guy PLEASE tell me you’re going to go to to politics 🙏 because that’s what the world needs people who are thoughtful and emotionally intelligent - superb video 👏👏👏 bravo from London 🫶
Personally, this reminds me life is prescious. Our children deserve better (that's all our children) no religion, colour.
I went there in the evening….i was moved to tears. Very moving 😢
Brit here. I have a sweetheart brooch gifted to me by my partner. The brooches were given by soldiers to their love before they departed for WW1. I often wonder if the original owner got her man back, hope she did.
very poignant.
Many black American soldiers were seconded to French Regiments. There is a good chance that a black American soldier’s name would show on the French Roll of Honor for WWI. The French suffered huge casualties and the black Americans were sent to make up numbers for the French in non-combatant roles, as black soldiers were assigned to in the US Army, being classified as by the US as being unsuitable for combat and not allowed to fight. When the black American soldiers were in the French Army, they were given the opportunity to volunteer for combat. Many black American soldiers were awarded France’s highest military cross medal for valor. (Equivalent to the US Medal of Honor)
We gave so much from our cultures to gain freedom for our countries from dictatorship
2,996 people died on 9/11, 2,977 victims, plus the 19 hijackers.
Obviously many more were injured, and it's impossible to know how many deaths could be related to long term health conditions, etc.
The other side of the coin is at the same time 1M women in the UK died of malnutrion and starvation only referred to in women's history when researched.
The poppies are a representation of the wild poppies that grew in the fields of Flanders. Around one million lives lost in a relatively small area . The poppies are said to have grown from the blood soaked fields. The older generations call them Death flowers .
You were able to buy the poppies after the display, I bought one for my father.
well said. totally agree
Not to mention the thousands more who lost limbs, were blinded, gassed, suffered extreme mental trauma. Back then, Britain had an Empire … this installation honours all who served in that “war to end all wars” … that sadly, and appallingly, wasn’t.
I visited this. My grandfather was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in1916 and ended the war as a prisoner.
Salute to your grandfather!
We as a nation have given so much over the centuries to keep these Islands free ,was it worth it of course it was and my family did there duty
According to Google it was 2,996 people died on 9/11 including the high jackers this obviously excludes anyone medically effected during and after the attack! This is by no means belittling this atrocity in New York! Just different and should be remembered correctly.
19,000 + British were killed on just the first day of the battle of the somme, , add to that a couple a thousand french and at least 15.000 germans , All in one day , Mind boggling
Beautiful video, very emotional and poignant for today
The 800 000+ are only uk and the commonwealth.
That couple as what's called the pearly king and queen of london
Your posting just came up in my suggestions and after watching it you gave me back a fragment of hope for the human race. ,,,, well done 👍
2,999 people died in 911 R.I.P.
Battle of the Somme, just the first battle a third of a million men lost their lives. The first world war a generation was lost, that has enormous impact, growing up I knew many older ladies who were unmarried, they lost their loves to the war.
The display at the Towers shows the blood spilt by the soldiers who were killed
That's a pearly king and queen.
The youngest boy to serve was serbian and he was 8 years old. They youngest Brit was 12.
You should check out The Festival of Remembrance, especially the poppy drop.
The sad thing about losing one’s life whether it’s in a war situation, drug use, murder, illness or just in an accident “ if you are a nobody with no real family then there’s nobody to grieve for you” many many soldiers sailors and airmen who were killed over 2 world wars not only lost their lives but their remains have never been found so they stay in limbo where they fell.. no grave to visit… We are strange creatures in that we are willing to go to war and fight to the death yet those that remain spend years in mourning and in sadness, it’s almost a self inflicted form of torture…🏴
A poem inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance. Shortly after losing a friend in Ypres in 1915, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies growing in battle-scarred fields to write his now famous poem 'In Flanders Fields'.
That couple dressed in funny fancy clothes are Pearly Queens
Only one was a pearly queen, the bloke was a pearly king.
@@robertSibley-t3b correct
And what will that mean to him? It isn’t any more clear than not knowing what they are called. Maybe an explanation L
@@ianarnett Google is your friend
@@gmdhargreaves I can’t believe you wrote that to be honest. How many of these reactors ever Google anything? They jump into videos without the slightest research in most cases and rely totally to understand what is happening on being told by us. I’ve suggested exactly what you say on many occasions, only to receive the reply “I like to watch things blind and let you tell me all about it”. I concur that what you wrote is the logical route, but I’ve found, regrettably, that you have to tell them everything.
Initially the were supposed to be 10 'Blessed Villages' those where nobody died. In fact itwas50 BUT that is the of the whole the UK many thousands of villages of this country and only 50 were spared. The village I grew up Gnosall, Staffordshire, lost a number including the vicar who lost is only two sons.
It could be highly probable that you have a relative that would have fought, was injured or died in World War One. Military and civilian casualties total around 40 million with 20 million dead and many wounded including civilians during bombing raids. My great uncle was a soldier who survived the whole of the war and when he came back he caught Spanish flu and died. To go through all that and survive and then be killed by the flu is so sad.
We wear a poppy around November, culminating on 11th November - Armistice Day - when at the 11th hour of the 11th Month in 1918 the guns fell silent. The red poppy was chosen because they grew in the fields around Flanders in France & in the other battle fields where men died, many with no grave, known only unto God. The poppy is there to remind us of ALL who fell in the service of their Country in ALL conflicts from WW1 onwards. I wear one all the time on my various coats/jackets, summer/winter & I remember my father who was at Dunkirk & went back into France just after D Day. I was lucky, he came home, many did not, that is why I wear one. You could also check out the video of the British Unknown Soldier & his memorial in Westminster Abbey, it's on RUclips, that may bring a rear to your eye.
Back again the tomb of the unknown soldier. Please watch. Love your compassion! My grandfather was in world war 1. At the Somme.
He would never talk about the horrors he saw.
Salute to your grandfather. Must of gave him ptsd.
Bear in mind this is just the figure for British or British colonies deaths during WW1. The total number of deaths globally is estimated to be between 15-22 million.
The couples outfit is that of the cockney Pearly king/queen.
Its not how much people, its how MANY people.
I am so glad I have discovered your channel. You give off vibes of being a very good man. Now I've found your channel I am going to go all the way back and watch them all. I think that is going to keep me entertained for quite a long time. Best wishes from Southern England (Jurassic Coast).
Thank you for being here! Much love to you and welcome 😊.
Those 888 plus thousand lives were just for world war 1. If you take into account world war 2 there would be over 1.2 million poppies. My family always pays there respect on remembrance Sunday and 11/11.